Cannes 2013: Jia Zhangke's 'Touch of Sin' gets U.S. distribution

Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin," which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival last week, will be coming to U.S. screens in late fall or early winter.

The New York-based company Kino Lorber announced Tuesday that it had picked up the U.S. rights to the movie. The film is Jia's fourth to play at the festival and is divided into four stories.

L.A. Times critic Kenneth Turan called the film "a corrosive depiction of the New China, an everything-for-sale society still figuring out how to cope with the dehumanizing effects of unbridled capitalism."

But as the deal for "Touch of Sin" shows, the festival's main competition is nevertheless still a hotbed for international cinema, a key launching pad for films from around the world.

In a statement, Kino Lorber chief executive Richard Lorber said, "'A Touch of Sin' struck me like lightning. Watching this film was a bracing cinematic experience, and I'm looking forward to the opportunity to introduce this bold and unique title to a wide audience in the U.S."